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    TIGR ExpressConverter (Version 1.7) 
      Readme
      January 2005
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  This file contains information about the TIGR ExpressConverter, 
  including its installation and configuration.
  
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  License
  	  
  Copyright @ 2003-2005, The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR).  
  All rights reserved.
  	  
  This software is OSI Certified Open Source Software.
  OSI Certified is a certification mark of the Open Source Initiative.
  Please read Artistic_License.pdf included with this distribution.
  
  
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  Description
  
  ExpressConverter is a file format transformation tool that reads microarray
  data files in a variety of fomats as input and generates TIGR MultiExperiment 
  Viewer file (.mev) or TIGR ArrayView file (.tav) as output so that 
  the microarray data can be uploaded to databases with MADAM or analyzed 
  with MIDAS and MEV. 
  
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  Installation
  
  The installation is straightforward. When you unzip the downloaded file, 
  double-clicking the executable file will start the installation. Following
  the guide of the installer to place the program to your system.  It is 
  recommended to install at the defaulted place.
  
  
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  Using ExpressConverter
  
  After the installation, start the program by clicking 'Start --> Programs
  --> ExpressConverter --> Converter'. You can get more information about
  how to use the program from 'help' menu in the program.
  
  For your convenience, a GenePix file (.gpr), named testdata.gpr, is provided
  and placed at 'example' directory for your practice.